The concept of island hopping conjures up visions of freedom & adventure, whether it is on the sunny Greek Isles or in the lush surrounds of the Caribbean. The Western Isles offer Scotland's unique take
- large skies, crashing seas, beautiful beaches & a diverse landscape. Each island has a unique & individual character, landscape & history which have attracted & intrigued travellers & visitors for hundreds of years. Hebridean Island Hopping covers everything needed to get the most from a visit to any of the Western Isles, all packed into one handy volume. Illustrated throughout with photographs, maps, & ferry points with a comprehensive index, this is an eminently practical, portable & essential guide for the independent traveller. Previously published by Polygon, this is a completely rewritten & updated version of a bestselling book. The islands covered include: Outer Hebrides
- Lewis; Great; Bernera; Shiant isles; Harris; Scalpay; Taransay; St Kilda; North Uist; Berneray; Baleshare; Benbecula; Grimsay; South Uist; Eriskay; Barra; Vatersay; & Mingulay/ Berneray. Inner Hebrides include: Skye; Raasay; Rona; Summer Isles; Isle Martin; Rum; Eigg; Canna; Muck; Coll; Tiree; Mull; Iona; Ulva; Staffa; Treshnish; Earraid; Lismore; Kerrera; Seil; Easdale; Luing; Shuna; Colonsay/ Oronsay; Jura; Islay; Sanda; Gigha; Bute; Cumbrae; Arran; Holy Island; & Ailsa Craig.

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This hardback pocket diary is illustrated throughout with Mairi Hedderwick's beautiful sketches of the Hebrides through the seasons. Featuring distinctive full-colour paintings by one of Scotland's best-loved authors & artists, this exquisite diary is a wonderful celebration of the extraordinary natural beauty of the Hebrides. The paintings have been collected over the past forty years & show the changing faces of the landscapes. Mairi's sketches range across many of the isles from Arran to Tiree, expertly capturing the essence of these beautiful & diverse islands. Following the huge success of the previous diaries, this new 2014 version is set to enjoy continued success. ...

The landscape of the Outer Hebrides, with its stark cliffs, ghostly mists & lonely beaches, has become a definitive character of Peter May`s Lewis trilogy. In Hebrides, readers will accompany him on an odyssey in prose & images, through a history of the Vikings` ` Long Island` & his own deep personal connection with the islands that influenced his bestselling work. Travelling as if alongside his protagonist Fin Macleod, he describes the island life
- as bewitching as it is treacherous
- his encounter with the bird-hunters of Sula Sgeir, the savage seas of Ness & the churches of Eriskay. With extracts from the trilogy & specially commissioned photographs, this book places his writing & characters within the land that gave them form.

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Walking on Harris & Lewis by Richard Barrett features 30 routes of between 4km & 22km on these Outer Hebrides islands, which are viewed by many as one of the last remaining refuges for walkers looking for spectacular yet non-tourist trail locations. There are few mapped footpaths on the islands, but Cicerone ...

Inspirational guidebook to walking in Scotland`s Hebrides islands. 50 adventurous walks on well-known & remote islands; from Syke, Mull, Rum, the Uists & Barra, Ulva, Iona, Eigg & Muck & more besides. Most of the walks provide a full day for experienced walkers, with a few multi-day adventures as well as some shorter routes. The terrain is often rough, rugged & pathless, while waymarking & public transport can, in many places, be hard to find. The challenge of wild walking, & the self-reliance needed to discover the best of the Hebrides, make the islands all the more appealing for adventurous walkers. The walks also include Hebrides classics, like the Skye & Rum Cuillins, the Paps of Jura & full circuits of smaller islands. Each walk combines clear route description with mapping & spectacular photography, while also advising on the route`s facilities, public transport access, length & terrain. These walks are suitable for fit & experienced walkers with good navigational competence, many of the routes have no waymarkers or signposts, & the terrain is often rough, rugged & pathless. The result is a collection of the very best walks with which to uncover the wild & rugged beauty of the Hebrides. ...

Topographical survey of Belgium at 1:20, 000 from Nationaal Geografisch Instituut / Institut Géographique National, the country’s national survey organization. Each 20K map covers one quarter of the corresponding 1:50, 000 map (with adjustments in the border & coastal areas). The maps provide all the information expected of topographic mapping at this scale & in addition have an unusually large amount of vegetation and/or land use information (different types of woodlands, gardens, orchards, heath, etc). The maps have a 1-km UTM grid, with margin ticks for latitude & longitude at intervals of 1`. Map legend & a glossary of terms used on the maps include English. Stanfords keeps as regular stock 20K maps for the World War I battlefields around the Ypres, Messines & Passchendaele, & for the area of the Battle of Waterloo. The 1:20, 000 survey covers the whole of Belgium & maps for other regions can be supplied as special orders. To see the list of titles in this series please click on the series link.PLEASE NOTE: the Long-Distance Footpaths Map of Belgium at 1:300, 000 which shows the division of Belgium into the 50K survey sheets can also be used to see in more detail coverage by the 20K maps. ...

Heckmondwike in 1905 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map covers much of Heckmondwike & the area to the south, with coverage southward to Liversedge Park Farm & westward to Balm Field & the Huddersfield Road. Features include the disused Park Farm Colliery, Lighthouse Tannery, Dewsbury Moor House, Kilpin Hill Mills, St James church, Market Place, LNWR & LYR stations with railway approaches, Flush Mills, Walkley Mills, Spen Vale Mills, Norristhorpe, Swashl&, Milton Square, Headl&, Liversedge Hall, Strawberry Bank Colliery, Spen Valley Carpet Works, Wellington Mills, High Street, tramways, etc. An 1889 directory of Heckmondwike is on the reverse. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...

HECTOR & HUMMINGBIRD is the story of an unlikely friendship between a noisy hummingbird & a bear who just wants to find some peace & quiet. But when Hector finally stomps off to be alone, he finds that life isn`t complete without his noisy friend. Printed in vibrant, special colours, HECTOR & HUMMINGBIRD is the exciting debut picture book from Nicholas John Frith. ...

Can we learn how to be happy? Hector is a successful young psychiatrist. He`s very good at treating patients in real need of his help. But many people he sees have no health problems: they`re just deeply dissatisfied with their lives. Hector can`t do much for them, & it`s beginning to depress him. So when a patient tells him he looks in need of a holiday, Hector decides to set off round the world to find out what makes people everywhere happy (and sad), & whether there is such a thing as the secret of true happiness. ...

One of the world`s largest pharmaceutical companies has employed him to track down their brilliant scientist, Professor Cormorant, who has disappeared abroad with the secret of a modern-day love potion. Leaving behind his troubled relationship with girlfriend Clara, Hector`s adventure takes him to the Far East & into the arms of beautiful Vayla, forcing our hero to think deeply about what love really is/means. In his follow-up to the multi-million-selling Hector & the Search for Happiness, acclaimed writer & psychiatrist, Francois Lelord, offers us a new fable filled with thoughtful insights into the very human desire to find & keep love. ...